Household incomes in Bensville top those of 97% of U.S. towns
Only 1% stay in Bensville for work; outside it, Washington is the main destination (24%, 20 miles). Poverty touches 5.4% of residents (Maryland 9.4%). Jobs and income earn Bensville A; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Bensville: the gist
A lot of Bensville workers cross into Washington, D.C.
26% of Bensville workers work outside Maryland, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (24%), Arlington (3%) and Alexandria (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Bensville is a place people come home to
There are 566 jobs based in Bensville, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bensville has about 9,800 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bensville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Bensville’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bensville is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #83 of 261 in Maryland. Household income is its strongest input ($170,072, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bensville could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Where Bensville goes to work
Where Bensville clocks in
24% of workers
9% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
How a workday changes Bensville
On a workday 6,511 residents head out to work, 74 work right here, and 492 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,800 people are in Bensville on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.09 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Bensville: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bensville workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,170 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Services make up most of the work in Bensville
566 jobs are based in Bensville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bensville, 2013 → 2023: 501 → 566. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bensville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bensville
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Few in Bensville walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bensville is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #255 of 261 in Maryland. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.0% across Maryland, on an EPA index of 4.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,538 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.0% of Bensville households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Bensville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000, Bensville comes 441st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 19 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 74 | Honeygo MD | 12,250 | $146K | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 439 | North Greenbush NY | 13,523 | $117K | 5.1% | 3.4% | 5% | A |
| 440 | Lake Morton-Berrydale WA | 11,183 | $130K | 3.7% | 3.6% | 1% | A |
| 441 | Bensville MD | 15,848 | $170K | 5.4% | 3.9% | 1% | A |
| 442 | Teays Valley WV | 14,151 | $109K | 5.1% | 2.0% | 10% | A |
| 443 | Chelsea AL | 17,716 | $115K | 2.7% | 3.2% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bensville, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Bensville and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Waldorf (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bensville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bensville | – | A | C− | 42 min | $170,072 |
| Accokeek | under 2% | A− | B | 42 min | $150,815 |
| Waldorf | 9% | B+ | B+ | 41 min | $116,089 |
| Bryans Road | under 2% | A− | B+ | 45 min | $118,361 |
| Pomfret | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pomfret: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bensville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Bensville: questions
What is the median household income in Bensville?
$170,072 (±$16,416) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bensville?
5.4%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bensville?
42 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bensville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (24%, 20 mi), Waldorf (9%, 5 mi), Arlington (3%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bensville walkable?
Bensville is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bensville without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bensville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bensville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.